Confucius programs face axe
Confucius Chinese language and culture programs in NSW schools face being cut amid concerns about “foreign influence’’.
Education
State ‘failing students’ over snub
The Andrews government has been accused of failing to go into bat for Victorian students.
Teaching program is a gem
Remote Kalgoorlie has turned out to be a great test site for Teach for Australia.
Bully complaint an $850K lesson
They wanted a school apology for the racial abuse of their daughter. What they got instead was a defamation suit.
Ramsay uni deal a ‘violation’
Academics slam Ramsay Centre over ANU negotiations, labelling Western civilisation course ‘chauvinistic, culturally essentialist’.
PM wants answers on uni course
Malcolm Turnbull will seek an explanation from the ANU vice-chancellor on his decision to scrap a course in Western civilisation.
Big sister achieves her dream
Nikita Crawshaw-Kearney has reached her dream of a university place through an AIEF scholarship.
PM ‘surprised’ at uni decision
Malcolm Turnbull will contact Brian Schmidt to ask why ANU has withdrawn from plans for a course in Western civilisation.
West studies shunning ‘insane’
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes says the ANU’s decision to dump the Ramsay Centre proposal is insane.
VET loan scheme unfair to TAFE
The new VET student loan application process is difficult to navigate and laden with disincentives.
Student backing for West study
Catherine Priestley was disappointed that ANU had pulled the pin on negotiations with the Ramsay Centre.
Barricades against rampant left
Alan Jones is relieved Tony Abbott has chosen to stick around as the nation confronts a crisis in Western political leadership.
‘These people hate the West’
Craig Kelly says the ANU needs to have a “good, hard look” at itself over the Ramsay Centre withdrawal.
Labor names panel for inquiry
Educators, business and unions will meet in Canberra to discuss terms of reference for Labor’s planned inquiry.
Training demands level field
Enrolments in high-level qualifications in the critical Vocational, Education and Training sector are being driven down.
Activists ‘stoked fear’ over ANU
Simon Birmingham has lashed out at unions and students for stirring up “negativity” to shut down debate about a degree in western civilisation.
ANU banks Mid-East millions
The ANU has taken millions from Dubai, Iran and Turkey, raising queries about its rejection of a Western civilisation course.
Labor challenged on chaplaincy
The ALP is under pressure to clarify its intentions over the government’s $247 million chaplaincy program.
Schools warned over disabilities
School officers could face fraud charges if found to have misrepresented the number of students with disabilities.
ALP may axe school chaplains
The $247 million school program could be scrapped, with Labor Senator Doug Cameron calling for a “secular Australia”.
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